Greenville Bank Robber Bandaged But In Custody

GREENVILLE, MS (Ben Caxton) — 28-year-old Rodgerick Williams Jr. is still in bandages, but now also in handcuffs in Greenville. Williams is accused in the January 10th robbery of the Southcorp Bank branch on Highway 1 South in Greenville that ended up in an hour-long chase and shoot-out with police near Tunica. He is a Greenville native who has been living in Olive Branch. Williams has been charged with armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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